... an individual's personality, while some may act with courage others will give into their weakness due to their fears. In Hosseini's novel "The Kite Runner", Hassan shows strength through courage and loyalty while Amir proves to be weak, this is shown through the bullying, rape and framing scenes. ... the first encounter and now he sees Hassan defending him again. Assef says the price to pay for being spared is the blue kite, Hassan refuses and says the kite belongs to Amir, Assef goes on to beat and rape Hassan. Amir witnesses Hassan's abuse and he chooses to run away," ... strength. Th...

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